Inspiring Life-long Learning for Over 25 Years
On March 21, the Early Childhood classes embarked on a field trip to Spring Valley Nature Center in Schaumburg. The children enjoyed feeding cows, feeding chickens, petting horses, climbing trees, learning about farm life, tapping maple trees for sap, and…
This past Friday, the third grade held a Smoothie-and-Granola Fundraiser. The class is currently in a measurement block—with a focus on time, size, weight and amount. As both cooking and farming are also a major part of the third grade…
The 4th/5th grade class (left) and 6th/7th/8th grade class (right) tending the bees. They opened up the hive to find out if the queen was released from her traveling cage.
Our 6th, 7th and 8th Graders have gathered wood for their woodworking projects and are beginning to saw and shape the pieces. Students chose their pieces of wood with their projects in mind, and are learning to identify natural elements…
This week the third graders welcomed six baby chicks to the world! The children helped incubate them, and eagerly anticipated their arrival, while learning about their development every step of the way. Helping eggs to hatch and then taking care…
Last week the third graders presented their play for this year—"The Child of the Nile," by David Blair. It's the story of Moses from Hebrew Scriptures. During this year they have spent a great deal of time exploring Hebrew legends…
Our littlest ones went on their first hike this week!
6th, 7th & 8th Grades: Light Catcher Window Hangings The 6th, 7th and 8th graders are studying world geography in their main lesson block, and so Mrs. Ecklund explored that theme with the recent class art project. The students each…
RECAP:Music Recitals, 4th-8th Grades The students showed great delight in performing for their audience last Thursday night. All of the students performed with great presence, and the audience enjoyed the beautiful sounds!
